I’ve always felt that the show jumped the shark when it killed off Maude Flanders in Season 11. It just didn’t seem right to me. It’s like the show was trying to do something on the level of “Who Killed Mr Burns?”, but failed miserably. #JusticeforMaude

As far as favourites go, I have many but ‘A Fish Called Selma’ stands out (S07, E19). I’m a big Troy McClure fan and I really love that Planet of the Apes musical.

Along with Seinfeld, The Simpsons is one of those shows that changed the way people communicate. My brother and I still quote The Simpsons on a monthly basis, but we pretty much stick to Seasons 3-10. Oh, and we love The Frinkiac (try it!).

When given the opportunity to continue the show for huge money, Jerry Seinfeld opted to end his show in Season 9, when it was at the peak of its popularity. Maybe The Simpsons should have done the same and finished earlier too.

Like Harris, IMDB and Reddit I think a peak at Season 6-8 and a decline beginning around Season 11 is accurate.

But this is art criticism, so at the end of the day, it’s just like, my opinion, man.

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